Talk:Great Southern and Western Railway

construction and acquisitions

Did this company build the train station in Limerick? What were the original names of this station and when was they built? ... Kafkaesque Seabhcan 18:49, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

A passenger station opened 09.05.1848, closed in 28.08.1858. Another station (passenger & goods), presumably the present building though I don't really know, opened 28.08.1858. Both called "Limerick" Don't know who built, possibly WL&WR? Suckindiesel 20:55, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

Was the Cork Bandon and South Coast Railway actually part of the GS&WR? --Niall88 14:12, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

Not originally, but was later absorbed by the GS&WR. Suckindiesel 20:55, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

The GS&W certainly did not build the station at Limerick. Limerick Junction was originally a flat crossing with no connection between the G&SW lines and the Waterford & Limerick lines. I beleive (no references to hand) that the direct connection (as distinct from the indirect connection via the bay platform at Limerick Junction station) between the two railways only dates to the 1950s.

And can anyone tell why the G&SW crest is a candidate for deletion? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.134.173.177 (talk) 19:25, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

North wall branch

I am fairly sure the GS&WR initially ran along the MG&WR Liffey branch before they built their own line to the north. I have a number of sources that from may tell half a story each ... I recall from teh MGWR book of Glasnevin junction being modified and even a section about The battle for/of Newcomen Junction. In some ways this is all pretty significant in the context of Dublin railways but reasonably difficult to explain clearly.Djm-leighpark (talk) 10:23, 22 April 2019 (UTC)